Retreat
RETREAT follows thirty-five Westerners as they attempt an intense, eight-week, silent, meditation retreat in Thailand led by the American Buddhist teacher, B. Alan Wallace. Some are experien... Read allRETREAT follows thirty-five Westerners as they attempt an intense, eight-week, silent, meditation retreat in Thailand led by the American Buddhist teacher, B. Alan Wallace. Some are experienced meditators, some are beginners. They're learning shamatha, or calm abiding...stilling ... Read allRETREAT follows thirty-five Westerners as they attempt an intense, eight-week, silent, meditation retreat in Thailand led by the American Buddhist teacher, B. Alan Wallace. Some are experienced meditators, some are beginners. They're learning shamatha, or calm abiding...stilling the mind with sustained, one-pointed, concentration...simple enough sounding, but extremel... Read all